ostensible reason
1ostensible reason — index excuse, pretense (pretext), pretext Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Ostensible — Os*ten si*ble ([o^]s*t[e^]n s[i^]*b l), a. [From L. ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs (old form of ob ) + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Capable of being shown; proper or… …
3ostensible — adjective the ostensible star is Lana Turner, but it s Juanita Moore who makes the movie click Syn: apparent, outward, superficial, professed, supposed, alleged, purported Ant: genuine •• ostensible, apparent, illusory, seeming The apparent… …
4ostensible — os|ten|si|ble [ɔˈstensıbəl US a: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Latin ostendere to show ] seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose ostensible reason/purpose/aim ▪ The… …
5ostensible — os|ten|si|ble [ a stensəbl ] adjective appearing to be true, or stated by someone to be true, but possibly false: The ostensible reason for the army s presence was to keep the peace …
6ostensible — UK [ɒˈstensəb(ə)l] / US [ɑˈstensəb(ə)l] adjective appearing to be true, or stated by someone to be true, but possibly false The ostensible reason for the army s presence was to keep the peace …
7ostensible — [ɒˈstensəb(ə)l] adj seeming to be true, or said by someone to be true, but possibly false The ostensible reason for the army s presence was to keep the peace.[/ex] ostensibly adv …
8reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible …
9ostensible — adjective seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something but usually hiding the real reason or purpose: The ostensible purpose of the war was to liberate a small nation from tyranny …
10ostensible — adj. Ostensible is used with these nouns: ↑reason …
